간호대학생의 셀프리더십과 임상의사결정능력의 관계에서 비판적 사고성향의 매개효과

Mediating Effect of Critical Thinking Disposition on the Relationship between Self-leadership and Clinical Decision Making Ability of Nursing College Students

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-leadership and clinical decision making ability of nursing college students and to identify the mediating effect of critical thinking disposition. Methods: Research subjects were 116 nursing students in the 2nd grades who have experienced fundamental nursing practice in the 1 university in city B. Data collection occurred between June 1, 2021 and July 1 of the same year. For data analysis, IBM SPSS Statistics WIN 22.0 Program was used to perform descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients and Multiple regression. For mediating effect analysis, Baron and Kenny, bootstrapping method was used. Results: There were significant positive relationships between self-leadership and clinical decision making ability (r=.41, p＜.001), between critical thinking disposition and decision making ability (r=.69, p＜.001). Self-leadership was significantly positively correlated with critical thinking disposition (r=−.55, p＜.001). It was found that critical thinking disposition was completely mediated in the relationship between self-leadership and clinical decision making ability (95 % CI, 0.07∼0.27). Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the need to develop and implement individualized nursing education programs that enhance critical thinking disposition in nurses to promote clinical decision making ability.